Hot and dry weather leads to fire and fireworks restrictions

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The hot, dry, windy weather of the last month or so has heightened the awareness of fire danger on Colorado's Western Slope and elsewhere.

As provided in the Rifle Municipal Code, open burning fires, which includes the sale, possession and use of fireworks, is prohibited in the city of Rifle and Rifle Mountain Park from Memorial Day to Labor Day each year.

Fire restrictions on Bureau of Land Management lands in the Grand Junction and Colorado River Valley field offices begin today, May 24.

This includes BLM lands in Eagle, Garfield, Mesa and Pitkin counties. Some portions of southern Routt County and northern portions of Delta and Montrose counties are also included within these BLM field office boundaries and covered by these restrictions.